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Drunk Driver Charged after Stopping on Center Median in Northeastern Thailand

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KHON KAEN – A man has been charged with drink-driving and careless driving after a video clip showed his car running a red light, crawling across traffic lanes and coming to a halt on top of a road median in Khon Kaen on Saturday.

Chamlong Suwalak, chief of the province’s Muang police station, said the man, whose name was not released, reported to the Khon Kaen University substation on Sunday, where police pressed two charges against him.

A video clip posted on the SocialHunterV.III Facebook account showed the car running – or rather crawling – a red light at an intersection, crossing five lanes of traffic, climbing the median and lurching to a halt between the main and frontage lanes at 6.33am on Saturday.

One of the pictures posted on social media showed a bottle of whiskey beside the sleeping driver. The car was later towed to the substation.

The page administrator claimed the man had been charged only for running a red light – but escaped a more serious charge of drink-driving.

The video clip was widely shared on social media.

Pol Col Chamlong said that the man had been initially charged with reckless driving.

When police arrived at the scene, he said, the man showed signs of intoxication, and officers took him and his car to the police substation.

He slept at the police substation until the afternoon, said Pol Col Chamlong. and was then allowed to go home after having his urine tested and being charged with careless driving.

The test found 130 milligrammes of alcohol in his blood, far about the 50-milligramme limit, the officer said.

The man came back to the police substation to hear an additional charge on Sunday.

The drink-driving charge carries a fine of between 10,000 and 20,000 baht and/or a jail term of up to one year. The driver’s license could be seized for six months or longer.

 

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